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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447011139727 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: E-lottery UK <elotteryk@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: consultelotteryag@swarmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 09:19:56 +0100 (BST)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?q?CONGRATULATIONS=20YOU=20WON=20=A3650,000.00=20?=


E-LOTTERY WINNER
Ref: ITTL/34117HPG/GRCC
Draw No.: 2245
Category: 2D
Winning Number: 06 29 31 34 40 48 04
Batch Number: ATP/44863214257/3445328/563
Date: 3rd August 2007
!!!WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

We happily announce to you the draws of the Jackpot Promotional Lottery
Program sponsored by European Lotteries and held in The United Kingdom
on the 1st August, 2007 in which you and five (5) provisional
winners were selected as winners , draw No. 2245. Due to mix up in some
numbers and names the results of the draw were withheld and released
today. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 08-04-33-38-BL-AU drew the lucky numbers: 05 32 44 45 50 01 07, which subsequently won you the lottery in Category 2D. All participants were selected randomly through computer ballot draw system and from 850,000 individuals and Companies as part of our international promotions program conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. You have therefore been granted provisional approval to claim a total sum of £650,000.00 (Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds only) as your winning prize.
This is from a total prize pool of £36,196,725.00 .NO PRIZES WILL BE REISSUED AFTER THE 17TH OF AUGUST 2007.

Your claim Agent:
Mike Hogan
REGENT CONSULT LIMITED
Email: consultelotteryag@swarmail.com
Tel: +44-701-113-97271

You are hereby directed to contact him for claim
Congratulation
Janet shawn
E-lottery co-ordinator
FILL IN BELOW FORM
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM
[FULL NAME OF WINNER]:................................................
ADDRESS]...............................................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]:.....................................................
[STATE]................................................................
[DATE OF BIRTH].........../.............../.................
[SEX]..................................................................
[OCCUPATION]...........................................................
[CURRENT EMAIL]:.......................................................
[TEL/FAX]..............................................................
[MOBILE]...............................................................
=======================================================================
WINNING INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
[TICKET NUMBER]:.......................................................
[YOUR REF NUMBER]:.....................................................
[PRIZE WON]:...........................................................
[DATE].................................................................



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